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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1531                         PRINTER'S NO.   1725
                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 1138
                                               Session of
                                                 2024
     INTRODUCED BY CULVER, VOGEL, KANE AND DILLON, APRIL 22, 2024
     AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, JUNE 11, 2024
                                    AN ACT
 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
    "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
    executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
    Executive Department thereof and the administrative
    departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
    including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
    Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
    authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
    departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
    duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
    officers, and of the several administrative departments,
    boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
    Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
    and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
    certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
    other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
    and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
    prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
    of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
    certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
    determined," in organization of departmental administrative
    boards and commissions and of advisory boards and
    commissions, further providing for the State Geospatial
    Coordinating Board.
    The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 hereby enacts as follows:
    Section 1.    Section 432.1(a), (b)(1), (c)(5), (d), (e), (f),
 (f.1), (g), (i) and (j) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
 No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, are amended
 and the section is amended by adding subsections to read:
    Section 432.1.     State Geospatial Coordinating Board.--(a)
 There is established a State Geospatial Coordinating Board
 [within the Governor's Office of Administration. The board is
 established] to provide advice and recommendations to the
 Governor and the citizens of this Commonwealth on geospatial
 issues and provide uniform data standards, coordination and
 efficiency in geospatial policy and technology issues among
 Federal, State and local government agencies, academic
 institutions and the private sector.
    (b)    (1)   The State Geospatial Coordinating Board shall
 consist of the following members:
    (i)    The Secretary of Administration or a designee.
    (ii)     The Secretary of Environmental Protection or a
 designee.
    (iii)     The Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources or
 a designee.
    (iv)     The Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
 Agency, or its successor agency, or a designee.
    (v)    The Secretary of Transportation or a designee.
    (vi)     The Secretary of General Services or a designee.
    (vi.1)     The Secretary of Agriculture or a designee.
    (vi.2)     The Secretary of Community and Economic Development
 or a designee.
    (vi.3)     The Secretary of the Commonwealth or a designee.
    (vii)     Three members appointed by the President pro tempore
 of the Senate in consultation with the Majority Leader and
 Minority Leader of the Senate. One member shall be a
 representative of a municipal authority. Two members shall be
 local government officials or employees.
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    (viii)     Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House
 of Representatives in consultation with the Majority Leader and
 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. One member
 shall be a local government official or employe representing an
 urban community. One member shall be an employe of a county
 emergency management agency. One member shall be an individual
 with expertise in geospatial technology.
    (ix)    Three members appointed by the Governor. One member
 shall be a county commissioner. One member shall be a member of
 the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors. One member shall be
 an individual with expertise in data development and sharing.
    (x)    One member designated by the County Geographic
 Information Systems Professionals Association of Pennsylvania.
    (xi)    One member designated by [the Pennsylvania Mapping and
 Geographic Information Consortium] Keystone GIS.
    (xii)    One member designated by the County Commissioners
 Association of Pennsylvania.
    [(xiii)    One member designated by the Pennsylvania Chapter of
 the Management Association for Private Photogrammetric
 Surveyors.]
    * * *
    (c)    The board shall also include the following nonvoting ex
 officio members or their designees, who shall have all the
 rights of other members, except for voting:
    * * *
    [(5)    One member designated by the Pennsylvania Municipal
 Authorities Association.]
    * * *
    (d)    The terms of office of members representing State
 agencies shall coincide with the term of the Governor, except
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 that the representatives shall continue to serve on the board
 until their successors are appointed. In case of a vacancy, the
 Governor shall make an appointment for the unexpired portion of
 the term. An organizational designee shall serve a term of three
 years. In the case of a vacancy, the appropriate organization
 shall provide a designee for the unexpired portion of the term.
 The replacement council member shall serve until an alternate
 designee is duly appointed by the appropriate organization for
 the following term.
    (e)   The Governor or a designee shall designate the
 chairperson and vice-chairperson of the board from among the
 members of the board, other than the ex officio members. The
 board shall meet not less than four times yearly. Additional
 meetings shall be at the discretion of the chairperson. [Ten]
 Eleven members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
    (f)   The members of the board shall serve without
 compensation. [The board may, with the approval of the Governor,
 appoint and fix the compensation of an executive director who
 shall be technically qualified for the duties of the office and
 who shall act as secretary of the board and conduct the work of
 the board under its supervision.]
    (f.1)   The board may, with the approval of the Governor,
 appoint an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of
 the board. The selection and removal of the executive director
 shall be made by a [simple] majority of the voting members of
 the board that constitute a quorum. Compensation for the
 executive director shall be set by a vote of a majority of the
 board members identified in subsection (b)(1)(i), (ii), (iii),
 (iv), (v), (vi) [and], (vi.1), (vi.2) and (vi.3), subject to the
 approval of the Executive Board. Funding for the executive
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 director's compensation shall be evenly apportioned amongst all
 of the Commonwealth agencies represented by members in
 subsection (b)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) [and],
 (vi.1), (vi.2) and (vi.3) and administered by the Governor's
 Budget Office. The executive director shall be qualified for the
 duties of the position, as determined by the board, and shall
 conduct the work of the board under the board's direction and
 supervision and act as the secretary of the board. No current
 member of the board may serve as the executive director. The
 executive director's appointment shall not continue beyond the
 expiration of this section. The executive director shall be
 subject to the same policies and procedures as employes of [the
 Office of Administration.] administrative departments. THE DAY-    <--
 TO-DAY WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL BE AT THE DIRECTION
 AND SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD. FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, THE
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF
 ADMINISTRATION.
    [(g)    From funds appropriated for the purposes of this
 subsection or to the Office of Administration, the board may
 employ and fix the compensation of such experts, stenographers
 and assistants as necessary to carry out the work on the board.
 The board shall make a diligent effort to enlist voluntary
 assistance as may be available from citizens, research
 organizations and other agencies in this Commonwealth or
 elsewhere, generally recognized as qualified to aid the board.]
    (g.1)    The Office of Administration shall make available
 facilities, administrative support and other assistance to the
 board, except that the compensation of the personnel providing
 the administrative support or assistance to the board shall be
 made from funds that are apportioned to the Office of
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 Administration for this purpose, or as evenly apportioned
 amongst each of the Commonwealth agencies represented by members
 under subsection (b)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi),
 (vi.1), (vi.2) and (vi.3) and administered by the Office of the
 Budget. The board shall make a diligent effort to enlist
 voluntary assistance as may be available from citizens, research
 organizations and other agencies, generally recognized as
 qualified to aid the board.
    (g.2)    The board may contract with vendors as needed to carry
 out the work of the board, except that the payment of the
 vendors shall be made from funds that are apportioned to the
 Office of Administration for this purpose or as evenly
 apportioned amongst each of the Commonwealth agencies
 represented by members under subsection (b)(1)(i), (ii), (iii),
 (iv), (v), (vi), (vi.1), (vi.2) and (vi.3) and administered by
 the Office of the Budget.
    * * *
    [(i)    The Office of Administration shall provide
 administrative assistance to the board and may provide other
 assistance to the board upon recommendation of the chairperson,
 if sufficient Commonwealth resources exist.]
    (j)    This section shall expire [June 30, 2024] July 31, 2028.
    Section 2.    This act shall take effect immediately.
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Statutes/Laws affected: 
Printer's No. 1531: P.L.177, No.175
Printer's No. 1725: P.L.177, No.175